The village had truly grown and it was big enough for Sakura to avoid running into Sasuke ever. It had almost been a year. She knew of his achievements from Shizune and the others. Hinata especially suggested that She at least give sasuke a chance, but Sakura had decided to keep him as far way from her personal life as possible.
Even if she could forgive him, she had become guarded enough to know never to let him near her. She couldn't risk it.
The festival of spring grew closer and the security got more tight, however who can stop kids from being brats. There was one particular groups that had been giving some of Sasuke's rookies a run for their money. He'd been told they were students from the academy who were famous for causing ruckus with their harmless but nonsensical pranks. Of-late they had been pushing their limits and were becoming a nuisance. They were clearly good shinobi and had managed to escape capture this far.
The more Sasuke heard about them, the more they reminded him of Naruto in his younger days. He decided he would take care of this little problem himself. It would be a nice break and maybe he might be able to channel all their pent up energy in a positive direction once he gets a hold on them. As he was mulling over these thoughts, a jounin came running it "This time they've done it! They've crossed the line! They've defiled hokage mountain!" Sasuke actually snickered at how familiar this sounded. He decided he'd sort this mess once and for all. He got up and walked past the Jounin calmly stating "I'll go… ask all other to leave it be and focus on the new details for the Spring festival security"
He leapt to the top of the tallest building and looked. He took a moment to appreciate the creativity of the kids. They'd managed to bring out the worst in every hokage. He saw them standing below admiring there handiwork. Full back hoodies with goggles and face masks. "Smart kids.."he thought as he leapt of in their direction "They want to hide their faces to avoid recognition…"
No sooner was he a tree away than one of them screamed "Scatter!" and in a flash the 3 of them shot of in different directions. He deiced to chase the one who screamed. If he got the leader the rest would be easy. That kid gave him a good chase, he had to admit. He used all the Genin concealing and hiding techniques. 2 mins into the chase he saw them attack in formation to distract him from their leader. He'd never before seen a Genin squad this much in sync. He was quite impressed. After about humouring them for 10 mins he decided it was time he end this and head back to work. In one swift move he was behind the team leader and picked him up by the scruff of his shirt. In the struggle to get out of Sasuke's grasp, his goggles fell and hoodie dropped to reveal bubblegum pink hair and pair of Sharingan eyes.
Sasuke was rooted to the spot